Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Medusa's Gargoyle by Sally Max

Author Interview:

1. How did you start writing erotic
romance? I guess it started when I opened my laptop, and started
a document. In all honesty, I read some romance, and realized, "hey, I
could write this stuff, and I bet it would be fun too!"2. Plotter or pantster? I'm approx 60-75% Plotter and approx 40-25%
pantster. I usually have a sense of
where I'm going with a story, and several scenes in my head, but how I get from
point A to point Z may have a few points that are pure pantster. I like to give
myself the freedom to explore the characters and the scenes to see where it
wants to go. I find scenes flow better that way. I try not to force anything on
my characters and have them experience their world as the plot unfolds.3. What are three things you have on your writing desk? I have my laptop, my fluffy kitty, and typically I will
have a drink.4. Favorite food? I just had the most amazing fish and chips at Epcot in
London. It was really good, and I can't wait to go back. I'll probably be
obsessed with something else next week, but right now that sounds really
good. The fries had malt vinegar with
it, and the fish was light, fluffy and not at all greasy. Really good.5. Tell us a little about your new release. What character in the book really
spoke to you? Drucilla in my book The Medusa's Gargoyle, really spoke
to me. She is a medusa-human shifter, that can't control her shift. I really
like the idea of a character who isn't all powerful. I read too many stories
where the characters don't have any flaws and can instantly shift, and perform
on command. I really liked the idea that she can't control it.6. I write because it is my creative
outlet. If I can't do something
creative, I feel like I'm going to explode.7. What is your favorite type of character to write about? My favorite character to write about is a character
that I can relate to. I feel like if I can relate to them, then other people
will as well.8. What is the sexiest scene you ever wrote? The sexiest scene in this story has to do with a river
flowing, and—**CENSORED** 9. What advice would you give new authors in the erotica/romance field? I would tell them to enjoy what they are doing because
I really think the erotica/romance field can be so much fun, that I would hate
to see someone writing romance when they really don't love doing it. 10. What is next on your writerly horizon? I'm currently working on three pieces, a zombie piece,
a reboot on a Shakespearean play, and a Christmas piece for next year! I have my plate pretty full right/write now!
:-)

Legend has it that anyone that
looks upon a medusa will never live to tell the tale. However, fate has
different ideas...

Drucilla, a medusa-human shifter, is unable to control her
transformations, which puts every living creature near her in danger of
becoming stone. Her sisters have given her ten years to teach herself how to
control it, but she is down to her last few days, and still cannot do it.

Az, a gargoyle, is cursed to turn to stone every sun rise
and to only be released from his rock tomb every sunset. He is the only living
being that Drucilla has seen survive her medusa stare. Can he help her control
her shifts or will she be forever alone, too afraid to face anyone ever again?

Excerpt:

Drucilla!

She had followed him. If they found out she was the one—

The mob stopped, placing him in the middle of the two
statues. Someone behind him ripped off the cloak, revealing his true self. Az
took the moment of surprise to raise his wings. His wingspan was massive, at
least two or three times his height. Drucilla had taken the opportunity to
sneak out of the alley toward the crowd. He rushed over to her, grabbing her
and hugging her tight to his chest as one would do a captive.

She squealed and struggled. Her hair whipped around her
head in a flurry of its own.

"Change now," he breathed in her ear.

Feeling her tense, then release, her hair sank down atop
her head.

"He has a hostage!" A woman yelled from the
crowd. The mob quieted as he maneuvered himself back toward the statues. The
archers surrounded him in a circle and he was afraid of them getting a bit too
anxious with their arrows.

Drucilla had dropped her head so that her hair fell over
her face. The shift of her body, rubbed against him and he found himself
reacting to her warm presence.

"By the gods..." Az mumbled under his breath.

It made her turn, rubbing her warm behind against his
lower regions. He felt himself harden.

"What?" she whispered.

"Stop moving."

"Why—" she moved slowly in his arms, and she
must have felt why. "Oh."

After not being able to answer, “What do you want to be
when you grow up?” when she was little, Sally Max decided she wouldn’t settle
on just one profession. Instead, she lives vicariously through her characters
on the page, and gets a taste of every possible scenario she can imagine.

Sally Max currently resides in central Florida with her
tuxedo tabby cat.